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The Convict [Poem]
Dublin Core
Title
The Convict [Poem]
The Messenger, 1930-31
Page 14
Description
This poem by Frank Gaines is about a man incarcerated describing the misery of being behind bars. In the poem he writes that God made him for slavery on this earth, which depicts the imagery of slavery to describe imprisonment. In the poem he mentions "Strip'd shirt, keen whips, and the prison bars" to portray his imprisonment as a slave.
Creator
Source
Virginia Baptist Historical Society
Richmond, Va
Date
1930-31
Contributor
Matt Mullen
Format
Type
Files
Collection
Citation
Frank Gaines, “The Convict [Poem],” University of Richmond Race & Racism Project, accessed March 21, 2025, https://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/105.